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Pinning Workshop: Butterflies & Moths

Organized by Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

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About this event

MBHI's very own Museum Interpreter and Naturalist, Madeline Kleeman, will lead this exciting introductory workshop into the world of insect pinning! Learn how to prepare insects for pinning, pin 2-3 specimens from our collection, and leave with instructions on some of the different ways to mount your specimens when they are dry.

Venue and organizer

  • An instructor leads a group of children and adults in an activity while seated on a leaf-patterned carpet in a room.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Photo of an large beetle being held up with a son and mother watching in the background.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Three young boys are crouching on the ground while examining a mesh insect enclosure in a wooded area.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A young child uses a magnifying glass to examine a tarantula in a plastic container.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A plated meal features sliced meat, mashed squash, apple slices, and greens, garnished with edible insects.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • A close up of a tailless whip spider, detailing the eyes, chelicerae and pedipalps.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
  • Photo of a Giant Swallowtail butterfly resting on a yellow flower.
    Photo from Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
Venue

Byron Weber Classroom

Organizer

Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

With a tropical greenhouse filled with butterflies from around the world and an exhibit area featuring a wide array of insects, arachnids, millipedes, centipedes, and crustaceans, the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium provides a truly unique Montana experience.

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